After Li Qingzhi traveled to this world, he felt that ordinary people in this world had very few entertainment activities.
The people of this era did not have a good life. Entertainment activities were not necessary for them who lacked food and clothing, but if there were some... they would be very happy.
Not to mention anything else, there was a temple fair in Miaoqian Village during the Chinese New Year, and Li Damao, Li Ermao and others were happy for many days.
When Li Qingzhi mentioned the "Food Festival", County Magistrate Gou didn't understand. But when Li Qingzhi mentioned the temple fair... County Magistrate Gou immediately understood!
“It’s fine to let ordinary people and shop owners set up stalls, but these lanterns… lanterns are not cheap.” County Magistrate Gou frowned.
Li Qingzhi said, "Sir, we can buy some materials and hire people to make lanterns. It won't cost much. And we only need to make some ordinary lanterns and hang them up for lighting. As for the lanterns that make people's eyes bright... Sir, there are already many shops at the new wharf. You can ask the shopkeepers to decorate their shops with beautiful lanterns. Then select the ten shops with the best decorations and write plaques for them yourself."
It wouldn't cost much to hire ordinary people to make lanterns, but as for letting the shops decorate their shops...
All County Magistrate Gou has to do is help write the plaque, and that’s a no-cost business!
The more County Magistrate Gou thought about it, the more he felt that the idea was feasible, so he discussed it with Li Qingzhi. Li Qingzhi then gave County Magistrate Gou some ideas, such as how to arrange the stalls.
"Can we still collect rent from those stalls?" asked County Magistrate Gou.
"You can collect it, but it's better to collect less. It's better to collect it on a daily basis. We can use the money they pay to hire people to clean the place and maintain order." Li Qingzhi said.
If the rent is too high, no one will come to set up stalls.
County Magistrate Gou nodded repeatedly and asked someone to call his two legal advisors to discuss the matter together.
It was just after eight o'clock when Li Qingzhi and Jin Xiaoye arrived, but they ended up chatting until noon, which was almost twelve o'clock.
Mrs. Gou couldn't stand it anymore, so she sent someone to urge them to go eat.
The day dawns early, and people at this time don't stay up late and get up earlier and earlier... County Magistrate Gou and his family got up at around five in the morning and had breakfast at around six, so they are already hungry now!
Li Qingzhi was also hungry, but County Magistrate Gou had someone serve him some snacks while he was chatting with him... He had already eaten two plates.
Li Qingzhi followed County Magistrate Gou to the place where they were going to have dinner.
The dining room of County Magistrate Gou is quite large
Yes, his family is small, so usually there would be only one round table here, but today there were two, separated by a screen.
Jin Xiaoye brought Li Damao and Li Ermao to have dinner with Mrs. Gou and her two daughters.
Li Qingzhi had dinner with County Magistrate Gou, two legal advisors, and Gou Ying.
Boss Gou Ying was not happy. He didn't want to eat with his father. He wanted to eat with his mother!
Unfortunately, his mother said he was too old to go to that table...
Gou Ying was young, and his thoughts were clear on his face. County Magistrate Gou could see at a glance that he was unhappy, and he became a little unhappy.
Li Qingzhi, who had paid attention to the father and son, said: “…” They haven’t even started eating yet and already these two people dislike each other!